Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of the Perseids meteor shower got more than they bargained for when they captured some amazing shots of fireballs darting across the sky.

Richard Kacerek, from the UK Meteor Observation Network, sent in these amazing pictures and video of "fireballs" from three of the organisation's cameras in Ash Vale, Surrey; Church Crookham, Hampshire; and Clanfield Observatory, Hampshire.

They captured the images on special cameras when filming on Monday night (August 11).